Amercan Idol ...Top 3 and cut to the finals.

• se-alum

  

  Little Danny;774591 wrote:I have to think the ratings for the finale are going to be poor. First, not everyone enjoys country music. In fact many young people (the demographic who watches this show) detest it.* Second, Scotty and Lauren are boring. They bring nothing unique to the table. Both are simple cover artists. To use the phrase the judges used to threw out in seasons past, they do not make the song their own. Third, since both performers are of the same genre many people really don't care anymore who wins. For these reasons, I think many people will tune out next week.
  
  I realize these contestants won the popular vote. As we all now, this does not necessarily equate to viewers. These performers get a fan base and their fans vote for their guy/girl 1,000 times. I just feel this is the worst and most unjust finale the show has had since the year Taylor Hicks won it (the year Christ Daughery was ousted wayyy too soon).
  
  * For full disclosure, I grew up listening to country music. I still enjoy it.

  Ummm....how exactly did Scotty and Lauren make the final if the people who watch the show detest country music??
• Little Danny

  

  se-alum;774740 wrote:Ummm....how exactly did Scotty and Lauren make the final if the people who watch the show detest country music??

  
  Easy, their fan bases voted for them a million times each. Trust me, there are going to be some people tuning out due to lack of interest.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  I watched maybe the first 2 episodes this season, and haven't watched since. Reading that Scotty is in the final reassures that I missed absolutely nothing this year.
  
  
  
  The Voice > AI
• THE4RINGZ

  

  I would still motorboat Haley.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  THE4RINGZ;775183 wrote:I would still motorboat Haley.

  
  This
• HitsRus

  

  Trust me, there are going to be some people tuning out due to lack of interest.

  THIS.
  Our whole family is gone, and some of us even like Scotty. Seriously thouigh, what new and exciting thing are either of these contestants going to do?
  Nothing, ZIP, Nada....We've seen Scotty do the same thing for 12 weeks..and he is good at it. Lauren Alaina?...what has she done that was original all season long?
  
  This will be the lowest Idol finale rating EVER...and you can take that to the bank
  
  You can stuff the voting box for your favorite...but you can't stuff the Nielsen Ratings, which will be the true indication of how America voted.
  
  It is particularly a shame, that of all the talent on this year's group, it will end up with a dud.
• tuskytuffguy

  Amen, Hits. And Tigers fails to realize it.
• Tiger2003

  

  tuskytuffguy;775343 wrote:Amen, Hits. And Tigers fails to realize it.

  
  There is no "s" it's Tiger. Also I said I like Haley and would not have been surprised to see her in the finals. But I also understand why Lauren made it. I was hoping for a Scotty vs James finale but it didn't happen. What am I not getting?
• tuskytuffguy

  The fact that you were hoping and dying for a (ho-hum) all-country finale. Then, you had an instant orgasm when it actually happened.
• Tiger2003

  

  tuskytuffguy;775470 wrote:The fact that you were hoping and dying for a (ho-hum) all-country finale. Then, you had an instant orgasm when it actually happened.

  
  Lol right. Please just off yourself. Yes I am happy it is an all country finale since James was voted off.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  HitsRus;775316 wrote:THIS.
  Our whole family is gone, and some of us even like Scotty. Seriously thouigh, what new and exciting thing are either of these contestants going to do?
  Nothing, ZIP, Nada....We've seen Scotty do the same thing for 12 weeks..and he is good at it. Lauren Alaina?...what has she done that was original all season long?
  
  This will be the lowest Idol finale rating EVER...and you can take that to the bank
  
  You can stuff the voting box for your favorite...but you can't stuff the Nielsen Ratings, which will be the true indication of how America voted.
  
  It is particularly a shame, that of all the talent on this year's group, it will end up with a dud.

  
  Not that I don't concur with you but who should be in the final?
• Tiger2003

  

  I believe the finale should be:
  Scotty vs James
• september63

  

  James had moments where he was simply screaming into the mike. Yes, he had a great story to overcome and all. He simply wasnt polished enough to win this thing. Having said that, I thought Haley should have been kept last night too.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I didn't care for Adam Lambert but I liked James. Kind of weird but I thought James screamed less than Lambert. I think James and Lauren or Haley would have made a good final.
• Tiger2003

  

  I do believe this show does need to make some changes. I think 1 or 2 votes per phone should be the maximum number. I also believe the judges should have a vote. I hate that people can vote as many times as they want.
• HitsRus

  

  Getting down to the top five....the final should have been James and Scotty....although Haley was consistently turning out some great stuff the past few weeks, and would have been a legit finalist. Really almost anybody would have been better than the finals YOU have now. Even with Casey, you could count on some interesting take on a song. I just can't figure out or justify Lauren. She's just a dime a dozen country music singer that comes in second to Scotty who at least has the confidence and charm to work the stage.
• september63

  

  Where is Pia Toscano when we need her most?
• THE4RINGZ

  

  september63;775501 wrote:Where is Pia Toscano when we need her most?

  
  I'd motorboat her too.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  THE4RINGZ;775508 wrote:I'd motorboat her too.

  
  Same here! Damn.
• se-alum

  

  Never understood the appeal of James. Seemed like a "faux" rocker to me. Luckily we'll never have to hear from him again.
• se-alum

  

  Little Danny;775091 wrote:Easy, their fan bases voted for them a million times each. Trust me, there are going to be some people tuning out due to lack of interest.

  
  So even though the country genre is detested by the people that watch the show, the few country fans that do watch the show are just more determined?? lol
• HitsRus

  

  So even though the country genre is detested by the people that watch the show, the few country fans that do watch the show are just more determined??

  Even though I don't necessarily agree with little Danny that the country genre is 'detested', I agree with him in principle that there is not enough fans of the genre (or any genre for that matter) to justify both McCreery and Alaina in the finals. What is more of a factor is that you have the sub-16 set who votes like crazy, voting for the 16 year old contestants....and then you have their moms who think Lauren is cute as a button and wish they had a daughter just like her in support. Add up the support of these groups, and you have the most lackluster finals possible. Gone are the great voices (Pia, Jacob)...the great performers(James, Casey)...and the ones who could take a song and do something unique with it. (Haley, James, Casey). What you are left with is two contestants that sing the same genre, that don't do much other than sing country songs very well.
  
  Like I said earlier, it'll be the Nielsen's that really determine the actual way that "America" feels. I don't expect that the ratings will be poor, in that it IS the finals and a lot of people are going to watch just to see who wins. But I think by AI standards..it's going to be the bottom or nearly so.